Invoices and Expenditures for "County Line" lawsuit litigation
Dear Monmouth County Clerk's Office,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
(1) Invoices received by the Clerk's Office from January 2020 to the present for legal fees and other expenses related to the defense of the lawsuit entitled Conforti, et al. v. Hanlon, et al., Civil Action No. 20-08267, which lawsuit pertains to a challenge to the "grid" ballots used in New Jersey elections and use of a "county line" for endorsed candidates;
(2) Records of all payments made by the Clerk's Office or any entity/person on its behalf toward the invoices received in the Conforti v. Hanlon lawsuit, as referenced in request (1) above;
(3) Invoices received by the Clerk's Office from January 2024 to the present for legal fees and other expenses related to the defense of the lawsuit entitled Kim, et al. v. Hanlon, et al., Civil Action No. 20-08267, which lawsuit seeks a preliminary injunction prohibiting the use of "grid" ballots in New Jersey elections and use of a "county line" for endorsed candidates, and all invoices pertaining to an appeal of the judge's decision in such lawsuit; and
(4) Records of all payments made by the Clerk's Office or any entity/person on its behalf toward the invoices received in the Kim v. Hanlon lawsuit, as referenced in request (3) above.
Yours faithfully,
Joseph Bouvier
Mr. Bouvier:
The County of Monmouth received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”)
request on April 4, 2024. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is April 15, 2024. Please be advised that due to
the required retrieval, review and possible redactions to the responsive
records, the County requires additional time to respond. The County
expects to provide a response to your request on or before April 30, 2024.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Ginger Gero
Ginger Gero
Office of Monmouth County Counsel
Hall of Records, Room 236
One East Main Street
Freehold, New Jersey 07728
(P) 732-683-8647
(F) 732-431-0437
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Mr. Bouvier:
The County of Monmouth received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”)
request on April 4, 2024. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request was April 15, 2024. On April 15, 2024, the
County advised that additional time was required for the retrieval,
review, and possible redactions to the responsive records. Please be
advised that the documents have been retrieved and are in the process of
final review. As such, the County requires an additional extension of
time to respond. The County expects to provide a response to your request
on or before Monday, May 6, 2024.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Ginger Gero
Ginger Gero
Office of Monmouth County Counsel
Hall of Records, Room 236
One East Main Street
Freehold, New Jersey 07728
(P) 732-683-8647
(F) 732-431-0437
Email: [1][email address]
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Dear Sir:
Our Client, the County of Monmouth, is in receipt of your April 4, 2024
OPRA request. The time to respond has been extended to May 6, 2024. The
OPRA request received by the County reads as follows:
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law
right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message. Records requested:
(1) Invoices received by the Clerk's Office from January 2020 to the
present for legal fees and other expenses related to the defense of the
lawsuit entitled Conforti, et al. v. Hanlon, et al., Civil Action No.
20-08267, which lawsuit pertains to a challenge to the "grid" ballots used
in New Jersey elections and use of a "county line" for endorsed
candidates;
(2) Records of all payments made by the Clerk's Office or any
entity/person on its behalf toward the invoices received in the Conforti
v. Hanlon lawsuit, as referenced in request (1) above;
(3) Invoices received by the Clerk's Office from January 2024 to the
present for legal fees and other expenses related to the defense of the
lawsuit entitled Kim, et al. v. Hanlon, et al., Civil Action No. 20-08267,
which lawsuit seeks a preliminary injunction prohibiting the use of "grid"
ballots in New Jersey elections and use of a "county line" for endorsed
candidates, and all invoices pertaining to an appeal of the judge's
decision in such lawsuit; and
(4) Records of all payments made by the Clerk's Office or any
entity/person on its behalf toward the invoices received in the Kim v.
Hanlon lawsuit, as referenced in request (3) above.
This is a link to the records being provided in response to these
requests, along with an index of the redactions:
[1]https://archerlaw.sharefile.com/d-s83687...
Kindly note: This link will expire in 30 days, and the documents will be
deleted from ShareFile at that time.
Requests #2 and #4 seek “[r]ecords of all payments made by the Clerk's
Office or any entity/person on its behalf toward the invoices received in”
two particular matters. Please note that certain vouchers released in
response to these requests also capture payments for other unrelated
matters being handled by the vendor. Therefore, the total amount of those
vouchers with multiple entries does not reflect the total amount being
paid to the vendor for the specific matters identified in your requests.
These records are being transmitted to you via e-mail. This completes your
request.
Lydia R. Rosmarin
Receptionist/Legal Administrative Assistant
Archer & Greiner P.C.
Riverview Plaza
10 Highway 35
Red Bank, NJ 07701-5902
732-268-8020
[email address]
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